Adequate nutrition for patients in hospitals is not a luxury, but a key part of treatment - it affects the effectiveness of therapy, reduces the length of hospitalization and reduces the risk of complications. The new regulation is expected to introduce uniform standards for hospital nutrition,...
W związku z publikacją Najwyższej Izby Kontroli dotyczącą działalności Agencji Oceny Technologii Medycznych i Taryfikacji w latach 2021–2024, Prezes AOTMiT wydał oświadczenie podkreślające, że większość zidentyfikowanych uchybień dotyczy poprzedniego kierownictwa, a działania naprawcze zostały...
The Health Ministry has published a list of technologies with a high level of innovation.
It is not the law on minimum salaries that is plunging hospital budgets, according to the OZZL Residents' Agreement, which, on the basis of responses given by several hundred hospitals of various levels, calculated that salaries account for an average of 55 percent of the facilities' expenses. -...
Dr. Michal Seweryn, president of EconMed Europe, talks about what a burden hemophilia is from the perspective of patients and society and the system as a whole.
Several thousand clinics in Poland have introduced the function of a patient care coordinator. This specialist is responsible for organizing visits, monitoring test results and explaining medical recommendations. Thanks to his involvement, the treatment process becomes more transparent, faster...
Aleksandra Wilk, director of the Lung Cancer Section of the "It Cures Itself" Foundation, talks about how the subcutaneous form of drug administration affects patients' lives.
Rosnące napięcia prawne w ochronie zdrowia stawiają lekarzy w trudnej sytuacji – obok dylematów klinicznych muszą mierzyć się z obawą przed odpowiedzialnością karną. Potrzebę reformy systemu i dialogu między środowiskami potwierdziło spotkanie Prezesa Naczelnej Rady Lekarskiej z przedstawicielką...
Państwowa Straż Pożarna zyskała pozytywną ocenę Najwyższej Izby Kontroli za przygotowanie Specjalistycznych Grup Ratowniczych (SGR) do działań. Jednak pod tą oceną kryją się poważne zastrzeżenia: braki kadrowe, sprzętowe i szkoleniowe, które obniżają gotowość operacyjną wielu jednostek. NIK...
Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, MD, PhD - world-renowned otolaryngologist, pioneer of deafness treatment in Poland and founder of the World Hearing Center - has been awarded the prestigious Erazm and Anna Jerzmanowski Prize of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences, known as the "Polish Nobel". The...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a severe and rapidly progressive disease with which patients live an average of 3 to 5 years. Diagnosis is a veritable odyssey, taking up to several years. Now, as never before, genetic testing is becoming crucial, as the world's first therapy has been...
The Council of Ministers has adopted a draft amendment to the Pharmaceutical Law, which updates requirements for key specialists responsible for drug safety. The changes are deregulatory - simplifying procedures without tightening existing requirements.
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute in Warsaw have made a significant contribution to an international study on the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. The completed ICARO-RC project included one of the largest patient analyses in the world, and the results were published in...
The Health Ministry summarizes the July reimbursement announcement. What news for patients?
Are diseases divided into "pretty" and "not pretty"? Those that are widely talked about, and those around which there is silence? And how to change this situation at the local level, that is, where the sick live and function? These, among other things, were discussed during the panel "Health...
What will the Health Ministry surprise (or perhaps not surprise at all) employees and employers with its ideas for amendments to the Minimum Wages Law? Is the Health Ministry aware of how serious changes - unfortunately, with directions that are completely divergent - are associated with the...
In 2024, more than 1.3 million appointments were lost in Poland - many of which could have been avoided if patients had easier access to tools to cancel them quickly. A new "Guide to Appointment Cancellation Tools," presented by the organizers of the #Cancel #NotBlocking campaign, is the answer...
The All-Poland Physicians' Trade Union maintains its demand that specialist doctors on employment contracts should earn a minimum of three national averages, currently 24,500 zlotys gross, union board chairwoman Grazyna Cebula-Kubat said on Friday.
Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna's statement raised concerns in the environment.
On June 12, 2025, during the General Meeting of the Association of Employers of Innovative Pharmaceutical Companies INFARMA, a new Board of Directors and Supervisory Board were elected for another 3-year term. Wiktor Janicki, President of the Management Board of AstraZeneca Pharma Poland, was...
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